ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.3 min → 23.1 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 13.2%▲ 5.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 73.8%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 31,013 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,686± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,013± 671 MOE
Workers with travel time26,912± 723 MOE
Estimated home workers4,101± 372 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.